A Bay of Plenty woman is believed to be the country's first death from swine flu this year.

The way the limited resources of our public health system are allocated across those in need is increasingly ad hoc and unfair.

An MP has taken the controversial step of proposing a new law to legalise abortion on request for women up to 24 weeks pregnant.

The Hutt Valley District Health Board is getting a cash injection of $8.6 million.

The toxic sea slugs which sparked health warnings at Auckland beaches last year appear to be on their way back.

The number of new blood donors has slumped by nearly 20 per cent, creating anxiety over the future of the life-saving service.